Wirsen Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wirsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Wirsén (175) are calculated separately.

Wirsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wirsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wirsen occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as: Wirsén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wirsen is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wirsen live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Wirsen is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 24 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 17 percent are found and Kansas, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 40 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.

Wirsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirsen surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.

Wirsen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirsén94175/
Wiersen9237/
Wirseen9212/
Wirscen920/
Wierszen868/
Wirschen861/
Wiersien861/
Birsen833,338/
Wirson83114/
Wersen8371/
Virsen8328/
Wirsan8327/
Wirsin8310/
Wirgen832/
Wirzen831/
Wierschen8029/
Wirscheng800/
Wirtgen77463/
Viersen77363/
Wierson77298/
Wersien7717/
Werseen7715/
Wirszin776/
Weirson775/
Wuirson774/
Wiersin772/
Wirseem771/
Wirsint771/
Weråsen771/
Wehrsen771/
Bairsen771/
Wisrsin771/
Veirsen770/
Werssen770/
Wairson770/
Wierschien752/
Wersn731/
Wirthgen71382/
Wirschem71102/
Wierszeń7126/
Wierszin7115/
Wierszyn716/
Wiersień714/
Wirschin712/
Wirszing712/
Wirszint711/
Weerseen711/
Wirgenth710/
Wirsagne710/
Weirsing710/
Virgen6721,272/
Birsan679,174/
Birgen676,974/
Birsin671,309/
Wergen67822/
Versen67642/
Werson67240/
Wersin67223/
Wirsam67113/
Wierschin6788/
Wersan6779/
Wirgin6778/
Wersén6771/
Wirzén6763/
Birson6754/
Bersen6748/
Birşen6745/
Wirjan6731/
Virsén6720/
Wirschint6715/
Virsan6712/
Virjen6712/
Birzen6711/
Werzen679/
Wirzon678/
Wirzan675/
Bircen675/
Virson673/
Virsem673/
Woitrchen671/
Wersem671/
Weersn671/
Wersyn671/
Weirschem671/
Bürsen671/
Birsán671/
Werschesn670/
Wurzen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wirsen
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